“The likely procedure is for Pakistan's Interior Ministry to examine the letter and decide whether there is enough in it to go forward. If there is then the authorities will have to take the first step towards establishing his Pakistani nationality. But the initial response to the letter is not very encouraging,” says Ministry of External Affairs spokesman, Vishnu Prakash.

“The problem is so far this has been a media trial. This is not how international affairs are handled,” says Pakistan Tehreek-e-Insaf (PTI) chairman and former Pakistan cricket captain Imran Khan.

Pakistan's Foreign Minister Shah Mahmood Qureshi has said that there is no proof Kasab is a Pakistani. However, the Pakistan government says that it has received a letter written by Kasab and is examining its content.

India hopes that this letter will pin down Pakistan and end the dance of denial.